Western Standard - April 28, 2026


Western Standard News Update ｜ Canada grants visa to former IRGC for soccer meeting ｜ 28 Apr 2026


Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

121.07161

Word count

235

Sentence count

19

Harmful content

Hate speech

2

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Summary

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The man who designed the Calgary Tower, Clifford Osborne, has died at the age of 89. Wednesday night the tower will be lit blue and yellow in his honour. It s the case of the pilfered peacock. After two of the birds were stolen when the truck they were being transported in was stolen in stony plan. The federal Liberals have pushed through a closure on committee power grab with the help of their two most recent floor crossers. And Canada has reportedly granted a visa for a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard official who is serving on that country s soccer federation.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 From the Western Standard here's your news update. I'm your host, Western Standard Chief
00:00:10.240 Editor Dave Naylor and here's what you need to know. The man who designed the Calgary Tower,
00:00:17.520 Clifford Osborne, has died at the age of 89. Wednesday night the tower will be lit blue
00:00:23.760 and yellow in his honor. It's the case of the pilfered peacock. After two of the birds were
00:00:31.120 stolen, when the truck they were being transported in was stolen in stony plan. The federal liberals
00:00:39.120 have pushed through a closure on committee power grab with the help of their two most recent floor 0.98
00:00:44.280 crossers. And Canada has reportedly granted a visa for a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard 0.74
00:00:52.000 official who is serving on that country's soccer federation for a meeting in Vancouver.
00:01:01.200 And that's it for now. Join us the next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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